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Q&A English words in a non-english sci-fi novel

Seems totally fine to me. However, what really matters is your actual audience. This sounds like a case where maybe the best approach is to go ahead, write what seems best to you, without worrying ...

posted 5y ago by sesquipedalias‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-22T08:51:07Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:43:11Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:43:11Z (over 4 years ago)
Seems totally fine to me. However, what really matters is your actual audience. This sounds like a case where maybe the best approach is to go ahead, write what seems best to you, without worrying too much about it--but then seek the responses of a sufficient number of representative beta readers.

Even if you could very convincingly argue what the "right" approach is, what would it matter if the result sounded bad to the ears of your intended audience? (I remember this issue being discussed in the writing excuses podcast; if you search for "beta readers" you'll probably find several useful episodes.)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-16T11:39:20Z (about 5 years ago)
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